French Units in Ukraine Will be ‘Priority’ Target, Warns Russia
Russian intelligence has alleged that France is preparing a military contingent of 2,000 troops to be deployed on the ground in Ukraine. The claim was made by Director of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) Sergey Naryshkin on Tuesday, and was quickly picked up in international headlines, also given it is rare for him to make statements like this.
“The current leadership of the country [France] does not care about the deaths of ordinary French people or about the concerns of the generals,” Naryshkin said as translated in TASS. “According to information coming to the Russian SVR, a contingent to be sent to Ukraine is already being prepared. Initially, it will include around 2,000 troops.”
The Russian intelligence chief further said the French military “fears that such a large military unit cannot be transferred and stationed in Ukraine unnoticed.”
“It will thus become a legitimate priority target for attacks by the Russian armed forces. This means that it will suffer the fate of all the French who have ever come to the Russian world with a sword,” Naryshkin emphasized. The past months have seen instances where Moscow claimed its forces took out French mercenaries in Kharkiv, but neither the Ukraine nor France ever verified this. Russia is now saying it will target foreign troops in Ukraine as a “priority”.
He didn’t elaborate further or offer anything in the way of verification or proof, but it comes after French President Emmanuel Macron sparked fierce debate in Europe last month by telling allies they shouldn’t rule out sending Western troops to Ukraine. “Nothing should be excluded,” Macron had said. “We will do everything that we must so that Russia does not win.”
While most Western allies have voiced their rejection of a scenario of sending NATO forces to Ukraine, officials have been urging more rapid production of weapons. Italy’s prime minister Giorgia Meloni is the latest to say that deploying Western ground troops to Ukraine must “be avoided at any cost” in Tuesday remarks.
On Monday European Council President Charles Michel called for Europe to shift to a “war economy” mode in response to Russia’s war in Ukraine. “If we do not get the EU’s response right and do not give Ukraine enough support to stop Russia, we are next. We must therefore be defense-ready and shift to a ‘war economy’ mode,” Michel stated in an op-ed published in European newspapers and the Euractiv website.
According to details of the latest efforts to free up more EU funds for Ukraine:
He [Michel] urged countries to facilitate investments in defense — including by considering changing the mandate of the EU lending arm, the European Investment Bank, to allow it to support Europe’s defense industry.
EU countries approved an agreement on Monday to increase the EU’s support for Ukraine’s armed forces by 5 billion euros ($5.4 billion) — amid warnings that Kyiv’s forces need more resources to hold the line against a larger Russian army as a $60 billion US aid package for Ukraine is being held up by Congress.
EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell hailed the hasty cash injection by saying, “With the fund, we will continue to support Ukraine defend itself from Russia’s war of aggression with whatever it takes and for as long as we need to.” But on the battlefield things continue to look very bad for Ukraine…

Meanwhile, more negative coverage belatedly seeping into US mainstream media on just how desperate and dire the situation is for Ukraine forces at this point…
I have it on good authority that Ukrainians want to fight so we must keep funding their war effort. If the Washington Post is trying to imply that Ukrainians are being conscripted involuntarily to fight a doomed war, it has fallen prey to vatnik propaganda. pic.twitter.com/FVdCvOTWMl
— David Sacks (@DavidSacks) March 16, 2024
Many war analysts have said that Western efforts to ramp up arms and money to Kiev are unlikely to make a difference, and that Russia has enough ammo and manpower to sustain the fight possibly for years to come. President Putin this week has floated the idea of creating a security buffer zone to prevent drone and rocket cross-border attacks on Russian territory. This would involve seizing more Ukrainian territory, especially along its northern border areas.
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‘Losing a War is No Fun’: West Ignores Their ‘Biggest Political Disaster
Russia’s economy has survived Western sanctions “far better” than predicted, recent reports show. Meanwhile, the European Union’s (EU) economy has been suffering drastically, causing working class voters to turn against aid for Ukraine.
The Greanville Post published an article on Tuesday which claims the European Union has become the site of the 21st century’s “biggest political disaster”. The article writes that Paris, France—which once saw leftist planning agendas filled with “protests, gatherings and strikes”—now seems to be a city where there is little talk of the “economic, political and confidence collapse” of the biggest economic bloc in the world.
Daniel Lazare, an independent investigative journalist and author, sat down with Sputnik’s The Critical Hour on Tuesday and discussed the recent piece.
“Well, I think Europe is losing the war,” said Lazare. “And losing a war is no fun. The situation in Ukraine is going very poorly. Russia clearly is winning, its economy is doing very well. The European economy, by contrast, is stalling. And if Russia does make progress in the war, if the Ukraine government breaks in some way, then the results for Europe will be devastating.”
“I mean, this is not a faraway war for [the EU]. It’s a faraway war for America. But it’s a war on the doorstep of the EU. And the prospect of a Ukrainian collapse would cause panic in Poland, but also in Berlin and Paris, and Macron has been making crazy noises about sending troops to Ukraine, which is completely nuts. But then again, the guy is desperate and doesn’t know quite how to respond. And, the same kind of desperation is evident in other capitals as well,” he added.
Sputnik’s Garland Nixon noted that European governments have not done a “good job” of trying to convince their public that they have to suffer and sacrifice for the “democracy of the neo-Nazis”.
“The US is also quite confident that, as you said, the ruble will be turned to rubble, the Russian economy would be smashed, that they’d be, you know, they’d be closed out of the energy market and would be crying for mercy very soon,” said Lazare of the West’s attacks on Russia’s economy. “But that didn’t happen. Quite the reverse. Russia was able to find outlets for its oil and gas. It developed markets with China and other nations. The US has wound up shooting itself in the foot. And the amazing thing is that this keeps happening again and again.”
Sputnik’s Wilmer Leon added that the reason French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz don’t want to address the collapse of their biggest economic bloc in the world is because it was done at the “behest of the United States”.
“The US really engineered this war,” said Lazare. “I don’t want to let France and Britain off the hook because they were solidly behind US efforts, but this is an American-led effort which really installed a nationalist government in Kiev, which was itching for a fight with Russia, which got one and then, followed by a full scale military invasion in February 2022.”
“The US thought it would win that war easily,” he continued. “But now the war is going very poorly. And it turns out that the US really had a very poor idea of what it was getting into. Now, the problem is that the US will not suffer the consequences anywhere near to the degree the Europeans will.”
“So, it’s a case that they followed the US, they tag along happily behind it, and now they’ve got to pay the price for their own behavior. It’s crazy, and I do agree that there’s going to be a reckoning.”
The EU’s working class is growing increasingly opposed to conflict with Russia as their economy suffers from Western imposed sanctions which saw them lose access to cheap and reliable Russian energy. The economic growth forecast for Germany, for instance, was cut down to 0.2% in 2024 from a previous projection of 1.3%, according to a recent report. Robert Habeck, Germany’s Vice-Chancellor, has said the country is performing “dramatically bad.”
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Previously-Deported Ecuadorian Who Strangled Newborn to Death Caught In New York
A previously-deported illegal alien from Ecuador who strangled her own newborn to death was arrested in New York last week, according to authorities.
On Monday, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced the apprehension of 33-year-old Maria Oliva Guaman upon her release from the New York State Department of Corrections after serving prison time for felony manslaughter of a newborn.
Guaman first entered the United States at a unknown location at an unknown time before being removed from the country on January 14, 2009.
She reentered the U.S. undetected before being arrested by police in Spring Valley, NY, on December 10, 2013, for murdering her own baby.
“On Sept. 15, 2014, the Rockland County, New York Supreme Court convicted her of manslaughter, a felony, in violation of section 125.20 of the New York State Penal Law and sentenced her to 12 years imprisonment,” ICE explained in a press release.
On April 8, 2014, Guaman was separately convicted of illegal reentry in a United States District Court and sentenced to time served.
“The absolute heinous nature of the crime cannot be overstated as this woman strangled her newborn baby to death and tossed him in a dumpster,” said ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) New York City Field Office Director Kenneth Genalo. “ERO NYC will seek to effect her removal to Ecuador.”
?ERO New York City arrests previously removed Ecuadorian citizen convicted of manslaughter of newborn.
Read more: https://t.co/0SsDpqK21q#ERONYC #PublicSafety pic.twitter.com/OSt7Of1EXR— ERO New York City (@ERONewYork) March 19, 2024
Guaman is being held without bond pending removal proceedings.
Authorities continue to catch dangerous foreign criminals illegally present in the U.S.
Earlier this month, a Guatemalan citizen who entered the U.S. as an ‘unaccompanied minor’ and was later ordered deported was arrested in Florida for sex crimes in Oregon.
Last month, a known MS-13 gang member with three prior deportations who is wanted for murder in his home country of El Salvador was arrested by ICE agents in Foxboro, MA.
Weeks ago, another MS-13 gangbanger from El Salvador with multiple convictions for sex crimes in the U.S. was arrested in Riverdale, Maryland.
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Colombian Drug Lord Arrested After Operating Out Of Texas Migrant Shelter
If you’ve ever traveled internationally and returned legally to the United States, there is a rigorous vetting process through Customs and Border Protection. But for the millions of migrants that illegally crossed into the US because of open southern border policies enforced by radical leftists in the White House (and secretly pushed by mega-corporations and NGOs), anyone is welcome, including terrorists and drug lords.
Department of Homeland Security claims that migrants entering flooding into the US undergo “robust security vetting,” but law-abiding citizens, especially folks in Manhattan, know this statement is malarky as neighborhoods transform into third-world countries overnight.
Unveiling the American Dream: A poignant scene captured near the Roosevelt Hotel in #Manhattan, New York, reveals a stark reality as #migrants find themselves sleeping on the streets. A powerful reminder of the complexities behind the dream.#AmericanDream #RooseveltHotel #USA pic.twitter.com/bemanR8bv7
— The Workers Rights (@theworkersright) March 17, 2024
Earlier this month, White House spokesperson Angelo Fernandez Hernandez doubled down on the big lie, claiming migrants “pass through a rigorous vetting process.”
⚠️Independent Journalist “SNEAKING INSIDE the Back of The Roosevelt Hotel in NYC Illegal Migrant intake room. The Roosevelt Hotel, Manhattan, NYC”
There doesn’t appear to be a single woman or child in this footage@SGTnewsNetwork
And don’t forget, an Obama-appointed judge just… pic.twitter.com/HPjao6E31q— ??Salty Texan (@texan_maga) March 19, 2024
The lack of vetting, whether at the southern or northern border, is producing tragic consequences nationwide.
You know what the real ‘Bloodbath’ is?
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) March 18, 2024
It’s illegals invading our country and committing m*rder.
REMEMBER THEIR NAMES:
Laken Riley
Christopher Gadd
Lizabeth Medina
Melissa & Riordan Powell
David Hadrich
Cindy Goulding
Cheston Edwards
Deborah Brandao
Nazareth Tamer-Claure… pic.twitter.com/b75zgMhHOg
The chaos is being realized as some illegals embark on rape and/or kill rampages.
BREAKING: NYPD arrested Jesus Alejandro Rivas-Figueroa, an illegal migrant after day-long manhunt.
— TaraBull (@TaraBull808) February 10, 2024
But the baby-faced alleged bandit, who was also wanted for armed robbery, looked more like a scared child crying for his mother.
Venezuelan migrant, 15, CRIES while female… pic.twitter.com/DC9rhiWkdV
One of the most shocking revelations of the Biden administration’s failure to properly vet migrants was in San Antonio, Texas, where authorities recently arrested 29-year-old Aderbis Pirela, one of Interpol’s top 10 Most Wanted, for operating a drug ring within a migrant shelter, according to The National Desk.

Pirela, the second-in-command of a violent Colombian gang, was wanted for four murders, drug trafficking, and warrants out of Bogota. The fact that the gangster made it into the US is evident in the lack of a “robust security vetting” process.
“This just goes to the heart of one of the main issues. The reality is every time Secretary Mayorkas or anybody from this administration tells the American people that we properly vet everyone before we release them is just a lie,” former Head of Customs and Border Protection Mark Morgan said.
Morgan continued: “They’re provided a false sense of security that doesn’t exist. The reality is there are many countries that illegal aliens are coming into our country from that we have zero diplomatic relationships with, and we’re getting nothing with respect to their criminal history.”
Aderbis Pirela was on Interpol’s TOP 10 MOST WANTED list with ties to at least four murders, drug trafficking and other warrants out of Colombia where he’s a drug lord.
— Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) March 19, 2024
He was just arrested in Texas this week after entering America illegally in January as, get this… A POLITICAL… pic.twitter.com/XsCLxJHWtN
Some of those migrants entering the US are known terrorists. Nearly two dozen were caught attempting entry at the southern border at the end of last year. Currently, Iranian assassin(s) roam free in the US (read: here). And the surging terror threat is likely the real reason why New York City mobilized National Guard troops with machine guns to patrol subways.
The issue facing Biden and his loser party of woke communist radicals is these unvetted illegals are being dumped into once-peaceful neighborhoods across metro areas by the tens of thousands. Every death, every rape, every beating an illegal inflicts on anyone will boil in the veins of Americans as they will never forget the pain and suffering Democrats have caused by open borders. They will take this anger out at the ballot box on Nov. 5. Polling data shows Americans are overwhelmingly fed up with open borders.
Thanks to Biden’s border policies, our immigration system is overrun. In most cases, we ultimately have no idea who we are actually releasing into the United States. The situation is no different now with the influx of Haitian migrants. pic.twitter.com/uMSCRwXud3
— Heritage Foundation (@Heritage) March 19, 2024
By the way, let’s not forget the names of the Americans whose lives were cut short by illegals. Say her name: “Laken Riley.”
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Nato Chief Forgets Name Of City He’s Visiting (Video)
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg confused the capitals of Georgia and Azerbaijan midway through his multi-day trip to the Caucasus. Stoltenberg visited the region to drum up support for NATO in three former Soviet republics.
“It’s good to be back in Baku,” Stoltenberg said in Tbilisi on Monday, a day after his actual trip to Baku. The NATO chief recovered from his geographic gaffe in the following breath, stating that his presence “reflects how much we value the partnership between Georgia and NATO.”
Earlier on Monday, Stoltenberg met with Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili and Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze to discuss increased military cooperation between NATO and the former Soviet republic. Stoltenberg also backed Tbilisi’s claim of sovereignty over the breakaway republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia and proclaimed that Georgia “will become a member of NATO” at an unspecified date in the future.
Georgia opened relations with NATO in 1998, and was promised eventual membership in the US-led military bloc at the Bucharest summit in 2008. However, Russia’s weeklong war in Georgia later that year left Tbilisi with unresolved claims to the newly independent regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, which Russia recognizes as independent countries.
READ MORE: NATO won’t bring stability to Caucasus – Kremlin
NATO policy demands that prospective members resolve outstanding international, ethnic and territorial disputes before joining the bloc. As a result, Georgia’s membership bid was essentially frozen by the 2008 war.
Stoltenberg met with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in Baku on Sunday, and with Armenian President Vahagn Khachaturyan and Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in Yerevan on Tuesday. The secretary general praised Azerbaijan and Armenia for their contributions to NATO operations, and urged Baku and Yerevan to normalize ties after decades of tension and open conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that the trip demonstrates NATO’s “overall aspiration to secure a foothold in the Caucasus.” Peskov added that Stoltenberg’s diplomatic offensive is “unlikely to bring any stability” to the region.
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Boycott Slams Planet Fitness Shares as Americans Fight Back Against Wokeism
Approaching the one-year mark since Bud Light’s controversial partnership with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney on TikTok, a nationwide boycott of the light beer – criticized for tasting like ‘piss water’ – has been relentless as blue-collar and white-collar conservative Americans stand up in unison, bounded by memes and the power of X, to protest their distaste for woke propaganda pushed by mega-corporations.
To this day, conservatives are on a warpath against the woke mind virus as it infects high-level executives of mega-corporations who have learned absolutely nothing from Bud Light nuking itself with Mulvaney.
The power of the people. Folks are beginning to understand this.
Last week, Americans began to boycott Tyson Foods for planning to fire at least a thousand hard-working Americans in which the company even said it was planning to hire tens of thousands of illegals through a shadowy non-government organization.
Tyson is closing its facility in Perry, Iowa and laying off its 1,200 workers.
Instead, they plan to hire thousands of new illegals in states like New York.#BoycottTyson. Pass it on. pic.twitter.com/CTweuRbAMU— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) March 15, 2024
Fast forward to this week, Americans are boycotting Planet Fitness for its move to defend its decision to ban the membership of a customer in Alaska who spoke out about a “man in women’s locker room shaving.”
Woman in Planet Fitness claims she went into the bathroom and this man who thinks he’s a woman was in there shaving.
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) March 12, 2024
Why does @PlanetFitness allow men to use the women’s bathroom and invade women’s private spaces?? pic.twitter.com/qVJ0YUFQvc
Since the Libs of TikTok’s X post went viral, shares of Planet Fitness have plunged 14%.

This comes as Planet Fitness boycott calls increase by the day.
Wow @PlanetFitness,
— Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) March 19, 2024
It looks like letting men into the women’s locker room where they can spy on them while they change (including underage girls) is NOT super popular!
This pain will continue until you stop letting men into women’s spaces. We won’t stop. #BoycottPlanetFitness pic.twitter.com/ABpFQsZh78
BLOODBATH AT PLANET FITNESS
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) March 18, 2024
– Stock down almost 7%
– #BoycottPlanetFitness trending on X
– Mass membership cancellations
– Internal panic at corporate
This is what happens when companies put mens’ delusions over protecting women.
Get woke, go broke!https://t.co/jTfDQDnYCN
Planet Fitness stock down over 12% in 5 days.
— Hard Voice of Truth (@voice_hard) March 19, 2024
Violating their own company policy by making 99% of their customers feel UNWELCOME isn’t working out well for them.@PlanetFitness#BoycottPlanetFitness pic.twitter.com/VHd1NZQVsU
For just $9.99 a month you get a workout and an indoctrination! #BoycottPlanetFitness pic.twitter.com/9joyistZul
— Populo Iratus (@astronomy89) March 19, 2024
When will these woke executives learn that catering to a fringe minority rather than the majority will only result in a blowback with customers?
Which index firm is going to create the ‘woke index’?
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